Casualties amongst nurses

Boyd, Nursing Sister M S

Died at Edinburgh Hospital, Naauwpoort, on May 15th, 1900.

Chown, Nursing Sister, Army Nursing Reserve

She died on March 23rd, 1900.

Doran, Nursing Sister Georgina

She died at the Officers' Military Hospital, Carnarvon, Cape Colony, on May 11th, 1902, of acute gastritis after two days' illness.  She was the eldest daughter of General Sir John Doran, KCB, and Lady Doran, Ely House, Wexford, and went to South Africa in December 1901.  She was buried in Carnarvon, and a cross was erected over her grave.

Jones, Nursing Sister Stuart

She died in South Africa on May 15th, 1900.

Lloyd, Nursing Sister

She died of enteric at Pretoria in October 1901.  She went to South Africa with the Welsh Hospital, and when this hospital was broken up she was appointed matron of the officers' branch of No 2 General Hospital in Pretoria.  She was buried in the cemetery there.  She was awarded the RRC.

Owen, Nursing Sister

She was accidentally drowned at Elandsfontein, Transvaal, on January 24th, 1901.

Rose, Nursing Sister M C, Army Nursing Service

She died at Durban on January 3rd, 1900.

Sage, Nursing Sister, Army Nursing Service

She died at Springfontein on June 12th, 1900.

West, Nursing Sister M J

She died at Pretoria on October 20th, 1900.

Wood, Mrs O G

She died at Kroonstad, ORC, October 4th, 1901.  She has been in the Service as Sister Ireland.  She joined the Army Nursing Service in 1882, and spent most of her time between Aldershot and Egypt.  In 1885 she served as Superintending Sister with Miss Norman and Sister King at H Redoubt, Suakin, obtaining the Egyptian medal and Khedive's star, and the decoration of the Royal Red Cross.  Many looked back with gratitude to her gentle and capable nursing, and confess that to her ministrations, under Providence, they owe their lives.  Always bright and cheerful, she was universally popular.  She held the post of Superintending Sister of the Citadel Hospital, Cairo, from 1889-91, when she left the Service to be married to Colonel Oswald G Wood, Royal Army Medical Corps.  Early in the war she volunteered her services as nursing sister, and followed her husband to South Africa, where she contracted a long and painful illness which ended in her death.  Two sons survived her and their father, Colonel Wood.